Nonprofit · EIN 48-0290660
KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · TOPEKA, KS 66612
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $8,152,247 | $8,855,413 | -$703,166 | $8,701,843 | $2,886,105 | $5,815,738 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $8,017,919 | $8,622,302 | -$604,383 | $9,250,805 | $2,793,588 | $6,457,217 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,211,060
- Membership dues
- $7,211,060
- Program service revenue
- $757,855
- Investment income
- $87,548
- Net rental income
- $64,117
- Other revenue
- $95,784
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $959,891
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,605,944
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $7,025,468
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $32,305
- Accounting fees
- $35,795
- Occupancy
- $505,830
- Travel
- $348,041
- Depreciation
- $264,954
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $9,250,805
- Total assets, end of year
- $8,701,843
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,886,105
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,815,738
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,335,367
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $5,815,738
- Gross receipts
- $8,152,247
- Employees
- 55
- Volunteers
- 300
- Year formed
- 1863
- State of legal domicile
- KS
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN METZGER | MANAGER OF BUSINESS SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,963 |
| KEVIN SCARROW | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,363 |
| KIMBERLY STREIT VOGELSBERG | GENERAL COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,600 |
| GREGGORY JONES | UNISERV DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,937 |
| SHERRI SCHWANZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $120,255 |
| KIMBERLY HOWARD | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $117,220 |
| DAVID FERNKOPF | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $59,057 |
| JONATHAN ESHNAUR | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 10 | $7,500 |
| GENIE SCRUTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LORI GREENFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LIBBY DEVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTY OBORNY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL MINDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MALLORY RAUGEWITZ-BLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANA WEIGAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
15 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN SKINNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BETSY KOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANITA WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NOEL LUCERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TERRY SADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DOMINICK DEROSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL CROSSWHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JUDY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE POWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TARA FLORENTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| IRENE OLIVARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIANNA JO GOUGH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NEAL ZOGLMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN METZGER | MANAGER OF BUSINESS SERVICES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,080 |
| KEVIN SCARROW | ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $140,854 |
| KIMBERLY STREIT VOGELSBERG | GENERAL COUNSEL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $136,961 |
| KEVIN RIEMANN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee, Former | 40 | $127,690 |
| KATHY ROME | UNISERV DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,525 |
| KIMBERLY HOWARD | VICE PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $116,140 |
| SHERRI SCHWANZ | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $111,533 |
| JONATHAN ESHNAUR | SECRETARY TREASURER Officer | 10 | $7,500 |
| GENIE SCRUTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LORI GREENFIELD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LIBBY DEVIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KRISTY OBORNY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANIEL MINDE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MALLORY RAUGEWITZ-BLICK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DANA WEIGAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JUSTIN ROBINSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN SKINNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BETSY KOON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANITA WHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NOEL LUCERO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TERRY SADER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DOMINICK DEROSA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL CROSSWHITE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RACHEL LEONARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JUDY JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CANDACE LANDERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ANGIE POWERS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TARA FLORENTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| IRENE OLIVARES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BAILLYE BRENNEMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 715 SW 10TH AVE, TOPEKA, KS 66612-1617
- In care of
- % KANS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Sherri Schwanz, 715 SW 10th Ave, Topeka, KS 66612
- Signed the 990
- Sherri Schwanz, President
- Phone
- (785) 232-8271
- Website
- www.knea.org
Mission
TO ADVOCATE FOR EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS AND TO UNITE OUR MEMBERS, KANSANS, AND THE NATION TO FULFILL THE PROMISE OF PUBLIC EDUCATION TO PREPARE EVERY STUDENT TO SUCCEED IN A DIVERSE AND INTERDEPENDENT WORLD.
Program accomplishments
- THE UNISERV PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR THE MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ASSISTANCE WITH COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND NEGOTIATIONS, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES, MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS , AND MEMBER RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
- THE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES NEEDED LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND ADVICE TO MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES WITH REGARD TO LABOR RELATIONS, INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, BARGAINING RIGHTS, CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT, AND OTHER MATTERS WITH LEGAL OR QUASI-LEGAL IMPLICATIONS.
- THE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM PROVIDES INFORMATION TO MEMBERS, AFFILIATES, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND FOR PUBLIC EDUCATORS THROUGH BROADCAST, PRINT, SOCIAL, AND WEB-BASED MEDIA. THIS PROGRAM ALSO WORKS WITH RELEVANT BUSINESS MEDIA AND POLITICAL LEADERS TO GARNER SUPPORT FOR AND TO PROMOTE PUBLIC EDUCATION.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 48-0290660
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(5): Labor, agricultural or horticultural organization
- Exempt since
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $8,701,843
- Income (IRS master file)
- $8,152,247
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $8,152,247 | $8,855,413 | $8,701,843 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $8,017,919 | $8,622,302 | $9,250,805 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $7,863,799 | $8,391,923 | $9,994,209 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 48-0290660).
Questions about KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION is 48-0290660.
- Is KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(5) since 1991.
- Which annual return does KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Sherri Schwanz.
- Who are the officers and directors of KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 30 people; 8 received compensation from the organization, the highest $145,963 (JOHN METZGER, MANAGER OF BUSINESS SERVICES).
- How much revenue does KANSAS NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $8,152,247, expenses of $8,855,413 and total assets of $8,701,843 at year end.
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